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US5314209A US07/690,006 US69000691A US5314209A US 5314209 A US5314209 A US 5314209A US 69000691 A US69000691 A US 69000691A US 5314209 A US5314209 A US 5314209A
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    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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  • This invention pertains to tubing used primarily for oil and gas wells, and, more specifically, to a blast joint for the tubing to be used in connection with a snubbing unit.
  • a "Christmas tree" is installed at the top of the hole and includes piping and valves. It is made to withstand the high pressures that may be exerted by gases and fluids in the hole.
  • Blast joints have been used in the past to protect the tubing from such sand-blasting action. Blast joints are usually a series of carbide rings stacked up on top of each other to surround the tubing and protect it from the cutting action described above.
  • the present invention provides a cover or casing which seals against the tubing below the carbide rings of the blast joint and extends upward over the rings. This enables the blast joint to be installed through a snubbing unit.
  • the present invention solves the problem of protecting tubing that is to be installed through a snubbing unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a broken-away sectional view of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a broken-away sectional view showing an upward extension of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a broken-away sectional view of the blast joint of FIG. 1 with a top seal added;
  • FIG. 4 is a broken-away sectional view of a second embodiment of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged, broken-away sectional view of the lower portion of a third embodiment of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic, broken-away sectional view of the blast joint of FIG. 1 being installed into a well through a snubbing unit.
  • FIG. 1 The preferred embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, in which the seal is provided as follows:
  • the regular lower tubing member 2 which is inserted into the hole has internal threads in its upper end and is threaded with a box and pin connection to a first sealing means such as crossover subassembly or first adapter 4, which has the same inside diameter as the lower tubing member 2 but a much larger outside diameter.
  • the threaded connection 3 between the bottom of the adapter 4 and the top of the lower tubing member 2 provides a pressure seal which cannot be penetrated by the fluid in the well during insertion of the tubing into the well.
  • the crossover subassembly 4 is substantially cylindrical in shape. It is threaded on its outer surface at the bottom end, as already described, and on its top end it is threaded both on its inner surface 5 and its outer surface 7.
  • This sealed blast joint can be built up as tall as is needed, as shown in FIG. 2, with joints of inner tubing 6, 6A connecting to each Other in a flush box and pin joint and joints of casing 12, 12A connecting to each other in a flush box and pin joint and carbide rings 8 located in between.
  • the end of the inner tubing 6, 6A must always project outside the end of the outer casing 12, 12A so the next joint of inner tubing can be connected before adding protective rings 8 and casing 12.
  • FIG. 3 If a second sealing means is wanted at the top of the carbide rings, the parts shown in FIG. 3 can be used.
  • An adapter 20 would be threaded onto the upper end of the casing 12 to form a flush joint.
  • the inside surface of the adapter 20 defines an upward-directed shoulder 22 which holds means for sealing such as elastomeric packing elements 24.
  • a compression piece 26 slides over the tubing 6 and is then threaded into the top end of the adapter 20 and compresses the packing elements 24 so they seal against the inner tubing 61 thus sealing off the rings 8 entirely. Such a seal is not generally needed but May be used in special circumstances.
  • the protective rings 8 are pushed downward by compressed wave springs and washers 9 and that a collar 11 provides an upper limit for the springs 9 and is held in place on the tubing 6 by means of set screws.
  • the wave springs 9 could be another type of spring such as a coil spring but, in any event, should serve to keep the protective rings 8 pressed against one another in abutting relationship so there is no place where the sand-blasting effect can contact the tubing 6 without first cutting through a ring 8.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 Two alternative embodiments are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
  • a collar 130 is attached to the tubing 102 by means of set screws 132 which extend through holes in the collar 130 and contact the tubing 102.
  • Elastomeric packings 134 rest on a ledge 136 defined on the inside surface of the collar 130.
  • the inside surface of the collar 130 is threaded at its upper end to receive a compression piece 138, which compresses the packing 134 to provide a seal between the tubing 102 and the collar 130.
  • the compression piece 138 has a J-shaped cross-section at its upper end and hooks up underneath the shroud or casing 112, which rests on the bottom of the J.
  • the carbide rings 108 are inside the casing 112, outside the tubing 102, and rest on top of the end of the inner leg of the J on the compression member 138.
  • a second compression member 140 is threaded onto the member 138, compresses the seals 142 which rest on the top of the outer leg of the J of the compression member 138, and seals against the casing 112.
  • the threaded connections between the collar 130 and the compression piece 138 and between the members 138 and 140 are sealed, thus sealing around the lower end of the blast joint.
  • the shroud 112 has to stop. If the shroud does not happen to stop at the right point, the well operators can use a torch to cut the shroud 112 so it ends before the end of the tubing 102. The inner tubing connection is then made up, threading the upper tubing member 106 into the lower tubing member 102 in a standard box and pin flush joint 107.
  • Another set of rings 108 is installed to cover the joint and the desired portion of the upper tubing member 106; another shroud 112A is slid on and abuts the lower shroud 112, and a seal is made up with members 144, 146, 148 and seals 150, 152 to seal around the discontinuity of the shroud 112-112A.
  • the lower member 144 is connected to the shroud 112 by means of set screws 145.
  • the seals 150 rest on a shoulder defined in the lower member 144 and are compressed by the compression member 146 which is threaded into the lower member 144.
  • the compression member 146 surrounds the connection between the lower and upper shroud members 112 and 112A.
  • the upper compression member 148 is threaded onto the compression member 146, compressing the seals 152 resting on top of the compression member 146, so as to seal against the upper shroud member 112A to complete the seal around the discontinuity in the shroud.
  • it will generally not be necessary to seal around the top end of the rings.
  • a seal may be provided. It could have several configurations. One of the simplest would be for the arrangement to look like the members 144, 146, 148 in FIG. 4 except that the shroud 112 and rings 108 would stop at the point where the shroud 112 stops in FIG. 4, and the upper compression member 148 would cause the seals 152 to seal against the tubing 106.
  • FIG. 51 shows a lower collar 230 attached to the tubing 202 by means of set screws 232.
  • the lower collar 230 is identical to the collar 130 of FIG. 4.
  • a compression member 260 is threaded into the collar 230, compressing the seals 262 to provide a seal between the tubing 202 and the collar 230.
  • the threaded conned on 264 between the compression member 260 and the collar 230 is also sealed.
  • the upper portion of the compression member 260 defines a shoulder 266 in its outer surface, on which the seals 268 rest.
  • the outer surface 270 of the compression member 260 is threaded to receive a second compression member 272 in sealed engagement.
  • the protective rings 208 and the shroud 212 rest on the upper end of the compression member 260.
  • the seals 268 are compressed to provide a seal between the lower compression member 260, the upper Compression member 272, and the shroud 212.
  • a seal is provided around the lower end of the protective rings 208, which is needed in order to insert the blast joint through a snubbing unit, as will now be described.
  • FIG. 6 shows the blast joint of FIG. 1 being installed into a well by means of a snubbing unit 380.
  • the snubbing unit includes a plurality of hydraulic rams or seals located along a string of pipe 382 that is sealingly threaded into the Christmas tree so the pipe 382 serves as an extension of the well casing (not shown).
  • the schematic drawing here shows only three hydraulic seals. Each seal shown in FIG. 6 represents about three seals in the actual installation, because the practice is to have extra seals for additional safety in case one seal fails.
  • the inside of the tubing 2 is sealed before it is inserted into the well.
  • the upper rams 388 are opened in order to permit the enlarged crossover member 4 and the rest of the blast joint to pass through, while the lower rams 392 are closed, maintaining a seal against the tubing 2.
  • a sealed chamber is maintained from the inside of the well to whichever set of rams is closed.
  • the shroud 12 gets down to the large diameter rams 390
  • the rams 390 are closed to seal against the shroud 12
  • the lower rams 392 can then be opened to permit the shroud 12 to pass into the well, creating a sealed chamber from the well to the large diameter rams 390.
  • the upper rams 388 can again seal against the smaller diameter tubing 6, and the other rams 390, 392 can be opened.
  • the blast joint Once the blast joint is inside the well, it will generally present no problem if the streams of sand cut holes in the shroud 12, because the protective rings 8 will remain in position to protect the tubing.
  • the purpose of the shroud 12 is simply to provide a surface against which to seal to enable the blast joint to be inserted through the snubbing unit.

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A blast joint for use with a snubbing unit includes a casing around the protective rings and means for sealing around the bottom of the rings between the tubing and the casing.

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This is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/342,242, filed on Apr. 24, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,059,043, issued on Oct. 22, 1991.
This invention pertains to tubing used primarily for oil and gas wells, and, more specifically, to a blast joint for the tubing to be used in connection with a snubbing unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When an oil or gas well is drilled and the casing is in place, the casing is pierced so the oil or gas can flow into the casing and the well can start producing. A "Christmas tree" is installed at the top of the hole and includes piping and valves. It is made to withstand the high pressures that may be exerted by gases and fluids in the hole.
In order to go back into the hole through the Christmas tree to install tubing once the well is under pressure, it is necessary to use some type of method for balancing that pressure to prevent a blowout. Usually, fluids such as water or denser fluids are used to balance the pressure. This is very expensive, and the use of any fluid tends to damage the geological formation. An alternative which does not require fluid is to use a snubbing unit which is known in the art. The snubbing unit uses rams or seals to seal off tubing strings when moving pipe into or out of a well under pressure.
When oil well tubing is located in an area in which streams of fluid carrying sand impinge on the tubing, holes can quickly be cut in the tubing by the sand-blasting effect. Blast joints have been used in the past to protect the tubing from such sand-blasting action. Blast joints are usually a series of carbide rings stacked up on top of each other to surround the tubing and protect it from the cutting action described above.
Because these blast joints can be fairly long, and because the rings do not provide a pressure seal, these blast joints do not lend themselves to being inserted through a snubbing unit.
Thus, until the present invention, there was no effective way to protect tubing from the cutting action of streams of sand if the tubing was installed through a snubbing unit. Either the tubing would have to be inserted through the snubbing unit unprotected, or a fluid would have to be used to balance the pressure so that a standard blast joint could be used. The substantial opportunity for the fluid to damage the formation and the cost of the fluid itself are factors that often make the second alternative undesirable, and, of course, it is not acceptable to install the tubing unprotected into an area in which it will rapidly be cut by streams of sand.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a cover or casing which seals against the tubing below the carbide rings of the blast joint and extends upward over the rings. This enables the blast joint to be installed through a snubbing unit.
Thus, the present invention solves the problem of protecting tubing that is to be installed through a snubbing unit.
It permits protected tubing to be installed in a well without damaging the formation and without the need to provide a fluid for balancing the pressure in the well.
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FIG. 1 is a broken-away sectional view of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a broken-away sectional view showing an upward extension of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a broken-away sectional view of the blast joint of FIG. 1 with a top seal added;
FIG. 4 is a broken-away sectional view of a second embodiment of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged, broken-away sectional view of the lower portion of a third embodiment of a blast joint made in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a schematic, broken-away sectional view of the blast joint of FIG. 1 being installed into a well through a snubbing unit.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The preferred embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, in which the seal is provided as follows:
The regular lower tubing member 2 which is inserted into the hole has internal threads in its upper end and is threaded with a box and pin connection to a first sealing means such as crossover subassembly or first adapter 4, which has the same inside diameter as the lower tubing member 2 but a much larger outside diameter. The threaded connection 3 between the bottom of the adapter 4 and the top of the lower tubing member 2 provides a pressure seal which cannot be penetrated by the fluid in the well during insertion of the tubing into the well. The crossover subassembly 4 is substantially cylindrical in shape. It is threaded on its outer surface at the bottom end, as already described, and on its top end it is threaded both on its inner surface 5 and its outer surface 7. Its inner surface 5 is threaded to make a box and pin connection to an upper tubing member 6, which is the same size (inside and outside diameters) as the lower tubing member 2. Carbide rings 8 are slipped over the upper tubing member 6 and rest on the top end 10 of the crossover subassembly 4. A tubular casing 12, which has internal threads on its lower end, is then connected to the outside of the upper end of the crossover subassembly 4 in a box and pin connection to make a flush joint, thereby providing a pressure seal below the carbide rings.
This sealed blast joint can be built up as tall as is needed, as shown in FIG. 2, with joints of inner tubing 6, 6A connecting to each Other in a flush box and pin joint and joints of casing 12, 12A connecting to each other in a flush box and pin joint and carbide rings 8 located in between. The end of the inner tubing 6, 6A must always project outside the end of the outer casing 12, 12A so the next joint of inner tubing can be connected before adding protective rings 8 and casing 12.
If a second sealing means is wanted at the top of the carbide rings, the parts shown in FIG. 3 can be used. An adapter 20 would be threaded onto the upper end of the casing 12 to form a flush joint. The inside surface of the adapter 20 defines an upward-directed shoulder 22 which holds means for sealing such as elastomeric packing elements 24. A compression piece 26 slides over the tubing 6 and is then threaded into the top end of the adapter 20 and compresses the packing elements 24 so they seal against the inner tubing 61 thus sealing off the rings 8 entirely. Such a seal is not generally needed but May be used in special circumstances. It will also be noted that the protective rings 8 are pushed downward by compressed wave springs and washers 9 and that a collar 11 provides an upper limit for the springs 9 and is held in place on the tubing 6 by means of set screws. The wave springs 9 could be another type of spring such as a coil spring but, in any event, should serve to keep the protective rings 8 pressed against one another in abutting relationship so there is no place where the sand-blasting effect can contact the tubing 6 without first cutting through a ring 8.
Two alternative embodiments are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In FIG. 4, a collar 130 is attached to the tubing 102 by means of set screws 132 which extend through holes in the collar 130 and contact the tubing 102. Elastomeric packings 134 rest on a ledge 136 defined on the inside surface of the collar 130. The inside surface of the collar 130 is threaded at its upper end to receive a compression piece 138, which compresses the packing 134 to provide a seal between the tubing 102 and the collar 130. The compression piece 138 has a J-shaped cross-section at its upper end and hooks up underneath the shroud or casing 112, which rests on the bottom of the J. The carbide rings 108 are inside the casing 112, outside the tubing 102, and rest on top of the end of the inner leg of the J on the compression member 138. A second compression member 140 is threaded onto the member 138, compresses the seals 142 which rest on the top of the outer leg of the J of the compression member 138, and seals against the casing 112. The threaded connections between the collar 130 and the compression piece 138 and between the members 138 and 140 are sealed, thus sealing around the lower end of the blast joint.
When the inner tubing 102 has to be connected to another piece of tubing 106, the shroud 112 has to stop. If the shroud does not happen to stop at the right point, the well operators can use a torch to cut the shroud 112 so it ends before the end of the tubing 102. The inner tubing connection is then made up, threading the upper tubing member 106 into the lower tubing member 102 in a standard box and pin flush joint 107. Then another set of rings 108 is installed to cover the joint and the desired portion of the upper tubing member 106; another shroud 112A is slid on and abuts the lower shroud 112, and a seal is made up with members 144, 146, 148 and seals 150, 152 to seal around the discontinuity of the shroud 112-112A. The lower member 144 is connected to the shroud 112 by means of set screws 145. The seals 150 rest on a shoulder defined in the lower member 144 and are compressed by the compression member 146 which is threaded into the lower member 144. The compression member 146 surrounds the connection between the lower and upper shroud members 112 and 112A. The upper compression member 148 is threaded onto the compression member 146, compressing the seals 152 resting on top of the compression member 146, so as to seal against the upper shroud member 112A to complete the seal around the discontinuity in the shroud. As with the first embodiment, it will generally not be necessary to seal around the top end of the rings. However, such a seal may be provided. It could have several configurations. One of the simplest would be for the arrangement to look like the members 144, 146, 148 in FIG. 4 except that the shroud 112 and rings 108 would stop at the point where the shroud 112 stops in FIG. 4, and the upper compression member 148 would cause the seals 152 to seal against the tubing 106.
The second alternative embodiment, shown in FIG. 51 shows a lower collar 230 attached to the tubing 202 by means of set screws 232. The lower collar 230 is identical to the collar 130 of FIG. 4. A compression member 260 is threaded into the collar 230, compressing the seals 262 to provide a seal between the tubing 202 and the collar 230. The threaded conned on 264 between the compression member 260 and the collar 230 is also sealed. The upper portion of the compression member 260 defines a shoulder 266 in its outer surface, on which the seals 268 rest. The outer surface 270 of the compression member 260 is threaded to receive a second compression member 272 in sealed engagement. The protective rings 208 and the shroud 212 rest on the upper end of the compression member 260. When the first and second compression members 260, 272 are tightened together, the seals 268 are compressed to provide a seal between the lower compression member 260, the upper Compression member 272, and the shroud 212. Thus, as with the previous embodiments, a seal is provided around the lower end of the protective rings 208, which is needed in order to insert the blast joint through a snubbing unit, as will now be described.
FIG. 6 shows the blast joint of FIG. 1 being installed into a well by means of a snubbing unit 380. The snubbing unit includes a plurality of hydraulic rams or seals located along a string of pipe 382 that is sealingly threaded into the Christmas tree so the pipe 382 serves as an extension of the well casing (not shown). The schematic drawing here shows only three hydraulic seals. Each seal shown in FIG. 6 represents about three seals in the actual installation, because the practice is to have extra seals for additional safety in case one seal fails.
The inside of the tubing 2 is sealed before it is inserted into the well. As the tubing 2 is inserted down into the hole, the upper rams 388 are opened in order to permit the enlarged crossover member 4 and the rest of the blast joint to pass through, while the lower rams 392 are closed, maintaining a seal against the tubing 2. At all times, a sealed chamber is maintained from the inside of the well to whichever set of rams is closed. When the shroud 12 gets down to the large diameter rams 390, the rams 390 are closed to seal against the shroud 12, the lower rams 392 can then be opened to permit the shroud 12 to pass into the well, creating a sealed chamber from the well to the large diameter rams 390. Once the larger diameter shroud 12 has cleared the upper rams 388, the upper rams 388 can again seal against the smaller diameter tubing 6, and the other rams 390, 392 can be opened.
It is generally not necessary to provide a seal around the upper end of the protective rings 8, because, once the upper rams seal around the tubing 6 above the rings 8 and the lower rams open, the entire blast joint is equally exposed to the pressure inside the well, and there is no pressure differential that would tend to separate the rings. However, if a seal were not provided around the bottom of the blast joint, it would be impossible to insert the blast joint into the well unless it were a short enough joint that it would fit entirely between the upper rams and the lower rams. The purpose for sealing around the top of the rings as shown in FIG. 3 would be to prevent sand and fines from settling inside the shroud during producing operation. The presence of sand inside the shroud would make it difficult to disassemble the blast joint, so if it is anticipated that disassembly will be needed after the joint is installed, a seal around the top end might be desirable.
Once the blast joint is inside the well, it will generally present no problem if the streams of sand cut holes in the shroud 12, because the protective rings 8 will remain in position to protect the tubing. The purpose of the shroud 12 is simply to provide a surface against which to seal to enable the blast joint to be inserted through the snubbing unit.
It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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What is claimed is:
1. A blast joint for sealing a casing, comprising:
at least one tubing member;
a plurality of wear-resistant rings concentrically located around said tubing member, said rings abutting each other;
an upper outer casing surrounding at least some of the rings;
a lower outer casing surrounding at least some of the rings; and,
a substantially cylindrical adapter for providing a seal between said upper and lower outer casings comprising:
a) a collar member concentric with and removably attachable to said lower outer casing, said collar member having threads at its upper end and an inner shoulder;
b) means for attaching said collar member to said lower outer casing;
c) a compression member concentric with said upper outer casings, said compression member having and inner shoulder and threads at its lower end;
d) a central member concentric with said upper and lower outer casings, said central member having outer threads for threadably engaging said collar member and said compression member; and
means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and the end of said central member, and interposed between the end of said central member and the inner shoulder of said compression member;
whereby urging of said collar and said compression member into threaded engagement with said central member compresses said means for sealing interposed thereinbetween, forming an airtight and pressure tight seal between said lower casing and said upper casing.
2. A blast joint as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for attachment of said adapter to said lower outer casing comprises set screws extending through said collar contacting said lower outer casing.
3. A blast joint as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and the end of said central member, and interposed between the end of said central member and the inner shoulder of said compression member comprises at least one sealing ring concentric with said tubing member.
4. The blast joint as recited in claim 3, wherein said sealing ring comprises elastomeric material.
5. The blast joint as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one tubing member comprises an upper and a lower tubing member, said upper and said lower tubing members being threadably connected, thereby forming a flush joint.
6. The blast joint as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and the end of said central member, and interposed between the end of said central member and the inner shoulder of said compression member is an elastomer packing element.
7. A blast joint comprising:
a tubing member;
a plurality of wear-resistant rings concentrically positioned around said tubing member, said rings abutting each other;
an outer casing surrounding at least some of said rings; and,
means for sealing between said tube and said outer casing and for supporting said rings, said means for sealing between said tube and said outer casing and for supporting said rings including:
a) a collar member concentric with and removably attachable to said tubing member, said collar member having threads at its upper end defining an inner shoulder;
b) means for removably attaching said collar member to said tubing member;
c) a compression member concentric with said outer casing, said compression member having an inner shoulder and threads at its lower end;
d) a central member concentric with said tubing member, said central member defining a shoulder for supporting said rings and abutting said casing and having outer threads for threadably engaging said collar member and said compression member; and,
e) means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and said central member, and interposed between said central member and said inner shoulder of said compression member;
whereby urging of said collar member and said compression member into threaded engagement with said central member compresses said means for sealing interposed thereinbetween, forming an airtight and pressure tight seal between said tubing member and said outer casing.
8. The blast joint as recited in claim 7, wherein said means for removably attaching said collar member to said tubing member comprises set screws extending through said collar member contacting said tubing member.
9. The blast joint as recited in claim 7, said means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and said central member, and interposed between said central member and said inner shoulder of said compression member comprises at least one sealing ring concentric with said tube.
10. The blast joint as recited in claim 9, wherein said sealing ring comprises elastomeric material.
11. The blast joint as recited in claim 7, wherein said means for sealing interposed between said inner shoulder of said collar member and said central member, and interposed between said central member and said inner shoulder of said compression member is an elastomer packing element.
12. A blast joint for insertion through a snubbing unit comprising:
a) at least one lower tubing member;
b) at least one upper tubing member;
c) a plurality of wear-resistant rings concentrically located around said upper tubing member, said rings abutting each other;
d) an outer casing surrounding said rings, said outer casing defining inner threads at its upper end;
e) a first sealing means for creating a pressure tight seal between said lower tubing member and said outer casing comprising a substantially cylindrical first adapter having a generally cylindrical shape, said adapter defining a threaded surface at its bottom end for sealably engaging said lower tubing member, defining inner threads and outer threads at its upper end, said inner threads sealingly engaging said upper tubing member, and said outer threads sealingly engaging said outer casing, said first adapter supporting said rings between said upper tubing member and said casing; and
f) a second sealing means for creating a pressure tight seal between said upper tubing member and said outer casing, comprising:
i) a second adapter concentric with said upper tubing member defining inner threads at its upper end, and inner shoulder, and outer threads at its lower end for threadably engaging said inner threads of said outer casing;
ii) a compression member concentric with said upper tubing member defining outer threads for threadably engaging said inner threads of said second adapter; and
iii) means for sealing interposed between said second adapter and said compression member, whereby urging of said second adapter into threaded engagement with said compression member compresses said means for sealing interposed thereinbetween forming an airtight and pressure tight seal.
13. The blast joint as recited in claim 12, wherein said means for sealing interposed between said second adapter and said compression member is at least one sealing ring concentric with said upper tubing member.
14. The blast joint as recited in claim 13, wherein said sealing ring comprises elastomeric material.
15. The blast joint as recited in claim 12, wherein said means for sealing interposed between said second adapter and said compression member is an elastomer packing element.
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